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16,152 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Sanaa, power cuts in Spain and people injured in Canada. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 40 in 100 of its 865 stories, usually 13
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

134 of its 159 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 77 of Yemen's 134 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Spain

344 of its 865 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Madrid accounted for 235 of Spain's 344 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Power cuts were named in 224 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

680 of its 2,680 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

207 of its 358 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 92 of Iran's 207 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Bandar Abbas stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

429 of its 906 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

211 of its 292 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pahalgam accounted for 121 of Kashmir's 211 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

177 of its 560 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

India

1,271 of its 4,754 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 82 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Portugal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Uganda (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 16,152 stories about harm among 82,916 counted on 28 Apr.

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In Spain's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,916 stories, above the usual 18. Yemen's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. A year earlier, on 28 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Hollywood US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsOhio, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 29 outletsLapu Lapu, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 98 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 18 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● South Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,171 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,580 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence20% 3,223 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 687 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 439 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 274 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,662 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,564 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.